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LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Gage County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal crash near Beatrice.
Just after 11:30 p.m. Saturday, deputies were sent to West Scott Road, just west of Southwest 61st Road.
When deputies arrived, they found a single-vehicle rollover crash, with four people in the car.
The driver — 19-year-old Joseph Korber from Bern, Kansas — was pronounced dead at the scene.
A passenger told deputies that Korber was driving at least 100 mph when he lost control of the vehicle.
According to investigators, the vehicle rolled numerous times before coming to a stop.
Courtesy Gage County Sheriff’s Office
One passenger was taken to Bryan West Hospital in Lincoln with life-threatening injuries.
The other two passengers were taken to the Beatrice Community Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Alcohol is also believed to be a factor in the crash, according to the sheriff’s office.
The sheriff’s office said seatbelts were being used.
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